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Monday, September 26, 2016

Hazard County...

gone jumping ?

General Lee, Malibu Int. Ltd., China, 2006

oh yeah, it has the buzzer sound !
Even with the controversy regarding the flag on the roof, this car was an 80ies TV star of its own...

Read more about it here.


Thursday, September 15, 2016

Nuclear Power ? Ford made it (almost) happen with the Nucleon...



The answer to a better world... just don't crash the damn car or you will have your own meltdown....
Read more about it here.

Atomic car, ?, Germany, 1960's

Ford Nucleon, with optional fins...
William Ford and model

Saturday, September 3, 2016

Carded little beauties...

Help me out putting a name on these, OK ?

???, Japan
Pocket Robot, Tomy ?, Japan





???, Japan
Mini Super Silver Robot,
IMCO Hong Kong
Strollers, 828C, Hong Kong

Sidero - Période bleue

Qonto (Sidéro), Popy, Japan, 1979
Toymaker Popy sold these little robots carded in different colors under "Bandai Investment" logo... The original was of course white, but this gives us collectors quite a new challenge trying to collect them all.

The same model was sold with the saucer by Popy as well.